Telegram-herald., 1887-09-27
THE CHERRY ST-LINE.
THs ORDNANCE PASSED AGAIN
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ia the crescent. Mayer Dikeman had
chsfge Of the gsyel. TIE ball opened VITA
two OF three unimportznt sewer Iaatssrs
which passed oa quietly. Tkres petitions
| fer quit claim desis followed suit The
Mayor WAS authorized 10 extend the lease
of the ciiy building until April. 1855
The usual budget OF accounts was passed
wss S272Ass aud claims on special i'm
proyements amounting 10 s.. 40o.65 were
I-sranted. Treasurer Perry reported that the
| ASSESSMENT roll. for grading the cutters of
| fecond-aye., had al been paid aud asked
| for committee 10 verify The correctness of
ltae same. The committee was appointed
by the MAYOR. Treasurer Perry asked that
| s5s.0l be transferred from the general fund
| 10 the Bridge-st- grading fund. Granted.
| He also asked that the Clerk ard Com ptrol-
| Ter draw n warrant on the city depository
for s9so.i2 to pay the city orders on East
| Bridge-st. grade. Granted. he asked
| further that they draw warrant on the
city depository for $4,000 for the payment
of the interest on the Water Works bonds
Granted. lie asked that an order be drawn
| for S3.6f5.7i 10 pay orders presented. Also
| granted.
The Committees on Streets and 0rdi.
nances, TO whom was referred the petition
of the Grand Rapids Belt Line Railroad
| Company reported adversely 10 the petition,
4 giving the reasons that ii would conhscate
the whole of Campausst from Lyon TO
Ferry-sts and would be great inconven-
fence to the travel over the bridges. The
| report Was signed by all the members Of the
| committee except Alderman Brenner and
| was adopted by a vote of IL TO ?; Aldermen
| Brenner and Saunders voting against IL.
| The Committee on Buildings recon-
mended the purchase OF new carpet for
| the Police Court room. Adopted. The
| Committee on Bridges reported that the
bridge over kent-st is in bad condition
and recommended that the owners of the
Ebridge remove or repair IL within ten days.
| Adopted. The Mayor here. announced that
| he was i'll and President Hayward took the
| chair.
| Alderman Launiere moved that the
tCherry street railway ordinance be placed
| upon its third reading. The clerk leaned
4 back in his chair and waded through the
| printed form as previously published.
| During the reading Alderman De Graaf
Ileft the room to enjoy good cigar. Alder
i man Iauniere moved that the ordinance
be passed. Alderman DE Graaf took
| the floor and said that he was
in hopes some other Alderman woul
| havebeen the one TO recommend some
amendments, but he considered il his duty
| to present an amendment to Sec. =, TO the
effect that the company be allowed TO
tbuild such other routes, east OF Jefferson
ave. and south OF Fulton-st as may be
agreed upon between the city and COM
| pany. Also not containing provisions for
| the protection of the Street Railway Com
| pany against other companies in that part
| of the city.
| Alderman Launiere said he could not see
the necessity for putting this amendment
in. He said he would like TO hear what
| Alderman DeGrsaf had to say about 1t.
You shall know" said the Alderman,
and be proceeded to repeat his amendment.
only not in such correct language.
Alderman Launiere said that he had
| worked hard and no one said that he was
dishonest except Frank Bail, the champion
liar of the State of Michigan. II like to
| look after the interests of the public. / like
| to use that expression a. well as Alderman
DeGraaf only / mean business when | say
it" he continued. You are taking a dit-
ferent position from what You formerly did,
Alderman DeGraaf and you know il"
Alderman De Grsef rose 20 defend him
| self and Alderman Creqse did n little
| sparring on the side in his defense. The
| question of adopting the amendment was
! then voted upon and lost by vote of 5 TO
s. Alderman Brenner refused to vote.
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the ordinance be amended SO as TO make
the franchise thirty years instead OF
| twenty. Lost by a vote of TO 10. Alder-
man Creque moved that Sec. be amended,
| so as 10 read. cedar block pavement be-
tween the rails instead of cobble stones.
Not supported. Alderman Mars moved TO
| amend Sec. by inserting the following
| words: Provided that said street railway
| company shall pay ali Of the expense Of re-
4 and haf xra he
crosswalks on Westinghouse at its inter
| section with State ST. and its track on said
| State-st." Adopted.
Alderman Brenner moved that ell action
| relative TO the passage of the ordinance be
| indemnity postponed. Lost Alderman
DE Graaf moved that section 4 be struck
out and substitute inserted. Lost.
Alderman DeGraaf moved that and such
| lien shall be and IL hereby made prior and
| superior TO any and all other liens" be add
| ed to sec. q. Lost.
The original motion Of Alderman IAun-
| iere that the ordinance as amended now
| pass was carried by the following vote.
| Neas-Davidson. Eisenhsrdt, Hayward,
Huntley, LauDiere, Maris, Mckee. Saun-
| ders, Stewart.
Nsys-Brenner, Creque. DeCrasf. Doyle.
| Stein-5.
| Weslthy-sve. will be opened and widened
from Grsndville-sve. west 70 Oakland ave.
| Alderman Creqne moved that the Alder
| men OF the Third ward be instructed to
| select q site for an engine house q their
/ ward Alderman Del5faaf amended that
| the Aldermen Of the First ward be added.
Lost The original motion was carried.
| Alderman Doyle moved that the report
| Of the special committee comprised Of The
| Aldermen Of The Fourth. Fifth. Sixth and
| Seventh wards to whom was referred the
petition of the Csble Company relative 20 O
street rsilvsg In THE north end Of the city.
| be FecOnsidered. Aldermen stern told a
| little story which be said reminded him Of
/ the franchise A man bad been converted
| and was blowing what he would DO when
an old lady told him 70 wsit unfil his hsir
| grew.
Whats The rastter With keeping your
| shirt on and letting youY hair grov sad
| AldeFHsB s8nfere. and ever body laughed.
/ ii is vsgy egideaf that thit report j. .
disgredf 70 ibls co8psnT, sad Alderman
EIsanisre. "H4ven't theg got be means 70
/ eo on rita tneIr eoatraos9 / tkink this -
| an inj1sfiee e. TIE tabts Compsayr Tbs
| repcTt ia question fscoEnynends8 that tie
/ c0rapeay bs granted 10 more fraothisss 70
the foUrtas fIfta, rizth ss4 Seventh
va7ds
Alderman Cyeq1e sesd ths comgsnv vxs
| dong fhe work s~en more rer58iy tbsn b
| hsa expeH1s3 and they were tssaniBg uy
| I.Ton-st wsry nicely. II think sDch =
| sNeepiak rspgrt - grant them sc mere
frsethlSes. "a - injustice - f8e compsaT
AioerTsan stewart, - member u Ehe
cozAmstsee tviea 70 sestrs bis Action ard
/ ssd fast - heed - 80 I'D bos3t be-
! czase tie psoTse vzate5 bot ID no'
/ ~art - grant = frneafse I1st q efsbfs
fhe c7npsny - ss3 tae5r son1s Alder
n2a kisenAsres. sasthsf a'smbsr q fbe
nersfas15ee. SO he de- M 4Efifs DnAeT-